YOUR SHIPMENT
Sales and FOC business goods
YOUR IMPORTER
One Union Solutions
YOUR NEXT STEP
A quote explaining import costs and how to proceed
We navigate the logistics, regulations, and compliance, connecting global businesses to a growing digital economy. We help you import compliantly, reduce risks, and accelerate your time to market.
A customer order or equipment deployment across your international supply chain needs an importer as well as a receiving address. When your customer, office or project site does not take on that role, One Union Solutions acts as IOR Service and brings the customs documents, product requirements and clearance work together.
Our experience spans a broad range of commercial goods across the evolving import market in Bolivia. Servers, networking hardware, telecom systems and equipment for business sites are important applications. We prepare each shipment around its actual function, condition and purpose, whether the goods are sold or supplied without charge.
We review classification, origin, value and shipment purpose, then align the invoice, packing details and transport records. Your team receives focused requests for the information needed to prepare the entry.
We check existing product evidence and manage the applicable application documents, manufacturer coordination and follow-up. For covered telecom equipment, we organize the model approval and shipment authorization work before dispatch.
We handle the importer-side requirements, coordinate filing with the customs broker, organize duty and tax funding, and respond to customs questions using the supporting customs and shipment records.
We communicate release status to the transport and receiving teams and provide the relevant import records. Use your existing freight provider or ask us to quote transit and final delivery alongside the IOR service. Your quote identifies the priced transport legs, entry point and handoff responsibilities.
You provide accurate product and transaction details, manufacturer documents or signatures when needed, and the receiving contact. You approve the quote and arrange the identified funding. You can start the enquiry with a shipment summary; the fuller technical file follows during preparation.
We use your goods, route and transaction summary to establish the pricing inputs. Your quote explains the IOR service, estimated import charges and information needed to proceed.
We reconcile the customs documents, manage applicable product work and coordinate the entry route. You receive the missing-document requests and instructions needed before the goods leave.
We coordinate declaration filing, duty and tax handling, and responses to customs queries with the broker. You receive updates on release status and any further information customs requires.
We coordinate the customs-release handoff and provide the relevant entry records. We can quote the IOR service alongside your transport arrangements or identify additional freight and final-delivery work in the quote.
Your quote separates One Union Solutions service, government charges and external costs so your operations and finance teams can plan the import.
The fee reflects the goods, transaction, document preparation and import work. The quote identifies the service covered and any separately priced additions.
The estimate uses the tariff classification and HSN code, supported customs value, origin and rules applying to the entry. We separate customs duty from import value-added tax and any product-specific taxes.
We identify relevant authority, certification, testing or permit charges. Managing an approval process does not mean every external charge is included in the IOR Service fee.
We show the applicable brokerage and quoted transport costs. An overland leg after arrival at a regional port, handling, storage or a customs examination can affect the total.
We explain the estimate’s assumptions, the handoff point, included and excluded charges, and payments needed before import. Share the available value and delivery term even for FOC goods. Tell us whether transport is already booked and whether the quote should cover final delivery or only the import and clearance work.
Sales and FOC values · Duty and import tax · Equipment requirements · Used goods and temporary movements
Send a short shipment summary first. We request the fuller records during preparation and explain what each enables us to do.
The manufacturer, exact models, quantities and condition help identify each item for HS code classification, match equipment to the relevant approval records, and distinguish new, used or modified goods.
The invoice or equivalent record, currency and sale or FOC purpose support the declaration and valuation. For no-charge equipment, explain the movement and provide available purchase, comparable-value or other supporting records.
The packing list, weights, dimensions and relevant serial numbers help reconcile the packed goods with the entry and transport records. Serial numbers also help identify imported goods returning overseas after a demonstration or repair.
The dispatch country, manufacturing origin and origin evidence help plan the route and check any preferential duty treatment. The country the goods leave and the verified country of origin are separate facts.
The transport document, freight and insurance records help match the air waybill, bill of lading or road transport record to the entry and apply the relevant customs-value adjustments.
The technical file and existing telecom certificates help check the exact brand, model and configuration. Manufacturer data, recognized conformity evidence and test reports support applicable ATT work; the user manual needs a Spanish version for homologation.
The receiving contact, final address and required date help coordinate the entry point, release handoff, delivery access and any onward transport. Include the city and the equipment’s intended use.
We organize the applicable declaration support and the cargo reception record generated on arrival. The customs regulation’s Article 111 sets out the document requirements; some items apply only in the circumstances specified. We match the named parties across the customs and transport documents rather than using the receiving address as a substitute for importer information.
One Union Solutions acts as your IOR Service, so your business does not have to establish its own importing company in Bolivia for this service. We identify the importer and receiving party correctly in the entry documents and organize the importer-side work.
Bolivia distinguishes habitual business entities on the official list of registered importers in Bolivia—often referenced via the Bolivia importers list—from limited non-habitual import routes. Commercial importer setup involves tax identification and customs registration; an ordinary delivery address is not that registration. Aduana Nacional’s SUMA portal explains the operator categories.
The Número de Identificación Tributaria (NIT) is the tax identification number. The Operador de Comercio Exterior (OCE) registration identifies the customs operator. The Sistema Único de Modernización Aduanera (SUMA) is the customs platform. These serve different purposes; a tax number alone is not a completed import entry.
We organize the applicable importer and representation documents and coordinate the import declaration with the customs broker. The broker prepares and files the declaration under the relevant authority; appointing a broker alone does not provide a separate IOR service.
We retain the import support, including the entry’s import data for Bolivia and trade records, and address importer-side customs follow-up. Keep your original product, value and origin evidence available. One Union Solutions IOR Service role does not remove legal duties attached to another party’s involvement in the transaction. We explain the required customer contribution during preparation.
Free-of-charge equipment still needs a supported customs value. Bolivia applies successive valuation methods, starting with transaction value when its conditions are met. A no-charge invoice does not establish an exemption.
For a server sent to a regional office, an evaluation unit or a warranty replacement, tell us why it is moving, who owns it and whether it will stay in Bolivia. We use the available purchase records, comparable values and technical information to prepare the applicable valuation support.
We keep the no-charge transaction description separate from the value declared for customs. That gives your finance and shipping teams a consistent document basis without turning an internal deployment into a fictional sale. See Articles 143–145 of Bolivia’s customs law.
The Gravamen Arancelario (GA) is customs duty. The Impuesto al Valor Agregado (IVA) is value-added tax. We show these separately and check the national tariff subheading and measures applying when the declaration is accepted.
Bolivia’s 2026 tariff measures include electronics-specific relief and a broader tariff adjustment. We check the relevant entry against the current measure rather than applying a single rate to all IT hardware. A duty reduction does not itself remove IVA or product approvals. See the electronics measure, DS 5518, and Aduana Nacional’s DS 5646 implementation notice.
Customs-value adjustments, such as calculating CIF terms, also affect the estimate. The amended Article 20 uses 10% of documented transport and insurance costs to the border in the duty valuation calculation, alongside the other required elements. This is a valuation adjustment; your carrier’s actual transport bill remains a separate cost. Send the freight and insurance records so we apply the correct basis.
We check any origin-based preference against a relevant Bolivia import trade data report, broader Bolivia trade data and trade intelligence, the applicable agreement and supporting records. Shipping through Chile or Peru does not establish preferential origin. The quote identifies the IVA calculation and any product-specific tax treatment; tax-credit entitlement is a separate question from paying tax at import. Read Article 20 and the applicable tariff provisions.
Bolivia’s telecom requirements are not limited to wireless products. We check the function and model, manage the applicable process and request the manufacturer information needed to prepare it.
The Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes (ATT) regulates telecom equipment homologation, or model approval. Its equipment list updated February 25, 2026 includes wired and wireless routers, optical network terminals, data switches and telecom gateways. A wired device should not be treated as exempt simply because it has no radio.
We match the exact model and configuration to the list and existing approval evidence. A server’s computing function, a network switch’s switching function and a bundled wireless module need separate consideration. For a mixed equipment order, provide the itemized model list rather than a single description such as “data center equipment”.
We check whether a valid approval already covers the model. Where new or updated evidence is needed, we manage the registration and application documents, manufacturer requests and responses to technical questions. You provide the product file and required signatures; ATT makes the approval decision.
The current ATT procedure, Resolution 539/2024, calls for technical information, a Spanish user manual, recognized conformity evidence and applicable test reports. Existing FCC or CE material can support the technical file but does not itself replace Bolivian homologation. We match the evidence to the equipment and arrange any missing supporting work.
Model homologation and prior import authorization are separate steps. For equipment covered by the ATT import procedure, the authorization application must be made before shipment from the origin or dispatch country. The file uses the verified import shipment details, invoice or pro forma information and valid registration and approval evidence.
We manage that preparation and follow-up, and coordinate the required authorization with dispatch and customs filing. A matching model certificate should not be treated as the whole shipment permit file. See Bolivia’s VUCE telecom import procedure.
Homologation does not authorize a telecom service or grant spectrum-use rights. Tell us the intended use, operating bands and receiving site when shipping radio links, satellite terminals or other transmitting equipment. We coordinate the import work with the information needed from the end user for lawful operation.
The model approval, import clearance and authority to operate are distinct. We identify the required end-user or operator inputs so the equipment is prepared for its intended business use, without describing customs release as permission to operate a network.
Identify battery chemistry, capacity, quantity and whether the batteries are shipped separately, packed with equipment or installed. We coordinate the transport documentation and carrier requirements for the configuration; the manufacturer supplies the supporting battery information.
Dangerous-goods transport requirements are separate from Bolivian customs entry. We identify relevant packing, marking and document work before booking the movement. For air shipments, see IATA’s battery transport guidance. Include UPS units and backup batteries in the shipment summary.
Provide the condition, remaining function, modifications and intended use. We check whether product evidence still matches the equipment and prepare appropriate value support. Equipment for continued use must be distinguished from waste or goods intended for recycling. Hazardous waste is prohibited under the customs regulation’s Article 117.
Tell us the activity, serial numbers and re-export plan before dispatch. Bolivia provides temporary admission routes for eligible purposes, with a declaration and security requirements. We organize the applicable entry and identification records and explain how the movement must be closed. Temporary use does not automatically remove the equipment’s product requirements.
For a demonstration that may become a sale, tell us that possibility at the start. The route needs to match what will happen to the equipment, including any required change before it remains in Bolivia. See Articles 163–166 on temporary admission.
A unit entering Bolivia for repair, a unit returning after work abroad and a new warranty replacement are different movements. We review the prior entry or export records, serial numbers, repair documents and warranty terms to prepare the right declaration. A “replacement” label or no-charge invoice does not establish duty or tax relief.
Give us the dispatch origin, seller, owner, recipient and intended use. We review restrictions relevant to the goods and parties and coordinate the applicable import documentation. If origin-country export permissions are required, those need to be addressed alongside the Bolivian import; the IOR service does not replace them.
Bolivia’s inland destination makes the route part of the import plan. For air cargo, we coordinate the entry and receiving arrangements. For sea freight through a neighboring-country port, your quote identifies the transit leg into Bolivia, final city, priced transport work and handoff point.
Existing valid product evidence: we match it to the models, complete the shipment authorization work where required and align the customs documents. Missing or mismatched evidence: we manage the manufacturer requests and application work before the affected dispatch stage.
Send the final city, required date and any booked route. We align the shipment information across the international transport, transit and import documents so the cargo remains traceable through each handoff. Tell us about site access, unloading needs or a split delivery when these affect the quote.
Transport availability, border movements, customs enquiries or examinations, and receiving arrangements affect the delivery plan. We explain the sequence and outstanding inputs before dispatch. A quote gives you the commercial next step; the authority decides the applicable approval and customs release.
We act as IOR Service and align the import documents, funding and quoted handoff with your delivery term. Under Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), the seller handles customs clearance and import charges. Under Delivered at Place (DAP), those responsibilities fall to the buyer. These terms allocate duties in the sales contract; they do not provide customs registration or product approval. Send the delivery term, named place, seller and recipient details. We identify the import service and any freight or final delivery included in your quote. Read the ICC’s explanation of DAP and DDP.
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CREDITS
Author: One Union Solutions Trade Compliance Editorial Team.
Reviewed by: Wahid Azeem, Trade Compliance Manager.
Last reviewed: 13 October 2026.
Corrections: info@oneunionsolutions.com
customs regulation’s Article 111
Articles 143–145 of Bolivia’s customs law
the electronics measure, DS 5518
Aduana Nacional’s DS 5646 implementation notice
Article 20 and the applicable tariff provisions
equipment list updated February 25, 2026
current ATT procedure, Resolution 539/2024
Bolivia’s VUCE telecom import procedure
IATA’s battery transport guidance
customs regulation’s Article 117
